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July 29th, 2001, 01:25 PM
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I'M afraid penecillin was not an American discovery but made by Sir Alexander Fleming, a famous British biologist.
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Don't forget the jet engine, first developed by Sir Frank Whittle, another British scientist.
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I will go with Radar, if you think of the effect it has even on the world today.
BTW as far as penicillin goes, I'll have to credit that one to the Brits
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Ok, Ok so it was a British invention. Great, I hate the Americans having 'all' the 'glory'.
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July 29th, 2001, 09:14 PM
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Don't get too tetchy Madcap, don't forget, the truth is our shield and protector! In fact penecillin was discovered before the war and only really came into its own towards the end of it. If memory serves, Harry Lime in "The Third Man", which is set in Vienna after the end of the war, was dealing in illicit supplies of the drug on the black market
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I would have to say the assualt rifle. It took over as the main infantry weapon for every army.
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July 30th, 2001, 12:36 AM
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With Penicillin I am refering to it in tablet form. Which was made in WW2
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Me touchy, sirly not! 
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I dont recall if it was ever mentioned before but, the USO, was another great invention in ww2.
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by C.Evans:
[QB]I dont recall if it was ever mentioned before but, the USO, was another great invention in ww2.QB]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
You mean the USO-Show? If so I am afraid it can not be included.....It was not an invention.
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